Daniel Maresch
Head of Management
Daniel Maresch is the founder and managing director of Core-Backbone GmbH. In the management, he is responsible for strategy, financing, purchasing and personnel.
Even before he began to study business computing at the University of Regensburg and business administration at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, he in 1999 founded his first IT company as a sole trader. Since 2006 he has managed the operations of Core-Backbone GmbH, one of the most successful carriers worldwide.
As the company developed into a modern carrier, the job duties of the IT infrastructure expert continually moved from engineering and IT more and more to strategy and management. Besides network technology he currently applies himself primarily to improving business processes, purchasing and staff development. As a excited 1.FC Nürnberg fan he lives in Nuremberg. His favourite leisure activities are football and skiing or his adopted home Mallorca.
As the company developed into a modern carrier, the job duties of the IT infrastructure expert continually moved from engineering and IT more and more to strategy and management. Besides network technology he currently applies himself primarily to improving business processes, purchasing and staff development. As a excited 1.FC Nürnberg fan he lives in Nuremberg. His favourite leisure activities are football and skiing or his adopted home Mallorca.
Ulrich Köhler
Head of Network and IT-Operation
Ulrich Köhler has been an employee from the very start at Core-Backbone GmbH where he is in charge, as a member of management, of the key department of network and operation.
After his studies in applied computer science at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg he additionally completed training at Core-Backbone GmbH to become a professional computer scientist in systems integration. Over the years he has constantly expanded his acquired knowledge in the fields of network engineering, IT security and service infrastructure.
Besides these tasks, he is now responsible for the departments of product development. In addition, he is very devoted to providing the company’s technical employees with advanced training where he has not shied away from conducting the training himself. As a family father, he lives with his wife and son in the Bamberg region. In his leisure time he enjoys playing volleyball and working with the volunteer fire service.
Besides these tasks, he is now responsible for the departments of product development. In addition, he is very devoted to providing the company’s technical employees with advanced training where he has not shied away from conducting the training himself. As a family father, he lives with his wife and son in the Bamberg region. In his leisure time he enjoys playing volleyball and working with the volunteer fire service.
Andreas Götz
Head of Sales and Marketing
Andreas Götz has worked for Core-Backbone GmbH since 2013. As a member of management, he is in charge of the departments of sales and marketing as well as purchasing in client projects.
After studying at the University of Regensburg and the Dual-Track University of Gera-Eisenach he worked until 2013 as the regional sales manager for a German food discounter. As a lateral newcomer to the IT industry Core-Backbone GmbH made it possible for him to quickly familiarise himself with the subject clusters of networks and server infrastructure.
At professional gatherings and congresses as well as in relation to the press and government authorities he has represented the company to the outside world. He is in addition in charge of purchasing in connection with client projects. Andreas Götz lives with his family in the heart of Munich. In his leisure time he enjoys jogging and supports his hometown club Jahn Regensburg as a fan on the football field.
At professional gatherings and congresses as well as in relation to the press and government authorities he has represented the company to the outside world. He is in addition in charge of purchasing in connection with client projects. Andreas Götz lives with his family in the heart of Munich. In his leisure time he enjoys jogging and supports his hometown club Jahn Regensburg as a fan on the football field.
Jana Rippberger
Head of Finance
Jana Rippberger has since 2020 been on the staff of Core-Backbone GmbH. As a member of management, she is responsible for the department of finance.
After studying business administration at SRH Heidelberg, she worked at Audi AG in Ingolstadt until 2019. As a career changer in the IT industry, she was able to quickly familiarize herself with the topics of sales, marketing and finance at Core-Backbone GmbH. She also completed her Master of Business Administration at the SRH University of Applied Sciences in Heidelberg in Sales Management.
An enthusiastic soccer player, she lives in Nuremberg and plays actively for 1. FC Nürnberg. She likes to spend her free time jogging and skiing.
An enthusiastic soccer player, she lives in Nuremberg and plays actively for 1. FC Nürnberg. She likes to spend her free time jogging and skiing.
Benjamin Weik
Head of Development
Benjamin Weik has since 2008 been on the staff of Core-Backbone GmbH. He is responsible for the department of development.
After training to become a technical assistant for computer science at the State Vocational School for Computer Science in Roth, he additionally completed training with Core-Backbone GmbH as a professional computer scientist in applications development. Over the years here he has continually broadened his acquired knowledge in the fields of service and operations management. Besides these responsibilities he has now been in charge of the specialty of software development.
Benjamin Weik lives with his wife and his children in Nuremberg and spends his leisure time with computers, technology and his family.
Benjamin Weik lives with his wife and his children in Nuremberg and spends his leisure time with computers, technology and his family.
Steffen Zimmermann
Head of Support
Steffen Zimmermann has worked for Core-Backbone GmbH since 2016. He is responsible for the department of support.
Steffen began his work at Core-Backbone in 2016 as an apprentice IT specialist for system integration. Not only after his graduation in 2019, he was able to constantly expand his professional knowledge and contribute it to our team. Today, he leads our customer support as Head of Support. At the same time, he enjoys passing on his extensive knowledge by mentoring our system integration trainees.
In his private life, Steffen finds a balance between the technical and the “analog” world: His free time is characterized by working on his own infrastructure as well as tinkering and soldering at the workbench. He finds balance in walks, bike rides, and cozy evenings in a close circle.